2010/10/12 grant centauri <[email protected]>: > unfortunately I work all weekend, my only available time would probably be > after 10pm central. don't let me stop a chat though, i'd be happy enough to > read a log if people are eager to get talking soon. > > -grant > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Tyler Leavitt <[email protected]> > wrote: >> >> i should be able to make it... 12pm pacific is when my daughter goes down >> for a nap so that's usually the start of free time =) >> tyler >> >> On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 12:59 PM, geoffroy tremblay <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> So Tyler (Central Washington), Grant (Lincoln, nebraska), >>> Josh(texarkana, tx ), Manjunan(Mineapolis), Bernardo (São Paulo >>> Brazil) and myself Gef (kootenay Bay BC)! >>> >>> Should have a chat about what could happen with all this ? We could >>> have a chat on the goto10 irc server to see what we can get started >>> and where everyone is at - just to see what could be possible and >>> needed ? Or simply to say hi and see who there on this side of the >>> world ;) ! >>> >>> What about Saturday Oct 16th at 12pm Pacific time (we will have to >>> make sur we get the time right for everyone ;) >>> >>> let me know - I should be able to chat anytime this whole coming weekend >>> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Oct 11, 2010 at 10:04 AM, Tyler Leavitt <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> > I live in a similar setting (more desert than plains) in Central >>> > Washington >>> > near the university and yes there is a lot of distance between the >>> > Americas >>> > folks. I'm down for contributing manuals/lessons on various topics >>> > (puredata >>> > basics, ardour sessions, jack settings, etc...). >>> > Recently, I've been getting interest from some musicians around here >>> > about >>> > the prospect of turning old computers into workstations (since we here >>> > are >>> > broke =), so i was going to be using a slim debian install (dyne 3 >>> > perhaps?) >>> > but software specific lessons could certainly beneficial for a puredyne >>> > system as well. >>> > anyways, >>> > tyler >>> > On Sun, Oct 10, 2010 at 8:52 PM, grant centauri <[email protected]> >>> > wrote: >>> >> >>> >> I'm glad to see the discussion continuing. And the desert image of >>> >> Nebraska is a bit misleading, prairie is more accurate, though the >>> >> town I >>> >> live in is really just a midwestern college town. I've had this dream >>> >> of >>> >> creating some kind of nature retreat with creative technology built in >>> >> somewhat organically... after taking a workshop or Max/MSP in chicago >>> >> i >>> >> noticed that most if not all the output i had seen felt very urban or >>> >> very >>> >> academic. i thought it would be interesting to see what kind of >>> >> electronic >>> >> art would be made by people in a more natural setting. >>> >> >>> >> as far as educational modules go, I am definitely willing (and have >>> >> time) >>> >> to create content... its just a matter of doing. i'm not a >>> >> particularly >>> >> organized person and tend to put off the doing until i feel like >>> >> everything >>> >> is "just right"... which isn't often. >>> >> >>> >> however, i have been experimenting with using open source software to >>> >> teach middle school kids various creative media techniques. my only >>> >> successful attempt so far has been with Pencil, a nice piece of 2D >>> >> animation >>> >> software. i've been away from the after school program for about 6 >>> >> months >>> >> now though so I haven't done much recently. I am hoping to start >>> >> again >>> >> soon, and was planning on using pure:dyne as a platform for media >>> >> creation. >>> >> The problem is that the school media labs are all Apple computers, I'm >>> >> not >>> >> even sure if they are Intel or not. While this is good in the sense >>> >> that I >>> >> have access to all of the 'iLife' software, I am really hoping to >>> >> engage the >>> >> kids in a deeper use and understanding of the computer as a tool, an >>> >> extention of themselves which can be changed to suit their own >>> >> particular >>> >> needs, rather than another product or entertainment device. >>> >> >>> >> i guess this post isn't saying much, just thinking aloud. >>> >> >>> >> I have had an idea to host a kind of introductory workshop in my home >>> >> for >>> >> some friends that are artists or musicians. I was going to set up a >>> >> couple >>> >> of machines with pure:dyne and perhaps ask some to bring laptops and >>> >> maybe >>> >> USB sticks and simply walk through the process and concept of a live >>> >> distribution, free software, and the basics of linux audio. I feel >>> >> like >>> >> that could at least generate some interest locally which would perhaps >>> >> help >>> >> me learn to teach and maybe generate some real life documentation on >>> >> the >>> >> issues and questions new users have. >>> >> >>> >> And though we're quite spread out here in the Americas, perhaps some >>> >> kind >>> >> of meetup or something in the future could be interesting? >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> --- >>> >> [email protected] >>> >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >>> >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >>> > >>> > >>> > --- >>> > [email protected] >>> > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >>> > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >>> > >>> >>> --- >>> [email protected] >>> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >>> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >> >> >> --- >> [email protected] >> http://identi.ca/group/puredyne >> irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne > > > --- > [email protected] > http://identi.ca/group/puredyne > irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne >
Hi from the mountains of Patagonia Argentina! another lost pd user in the world here : ) Interesting conversation. -- JM Jones --- [email protected] http://identi.ca/group/puredyne irc://irc.goto10.org/puredyne
